US forming a Raqqa supply line

The United States' preparations regarding the Raqqa operation have accelerated; they have started forming supply lines and delivering logistics equipment. A portion of the heavy weapons have already arrived, but more will come. 

The U.S.' Raqqa plan is not clear yet. The Pentagon and U.S. Central Command (Centcom) obviously want to conduct the Raqqa operation with the People's Protection Units (YPG) and not with Turkey. It is up to the political will now. U.S. President Donald Trump found the Raqqa plan prepared during the Obama era inadequate and ordered a new plan to be prepared. The new Raqqa plan has been submitted to Trump who has not made a decision yet. The Pentagon took advantage of Trump's indecisiveness and moved ahead, with preparations by military units accelerating. 

Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar presented the Raqqa plan to U.S. Chief of General Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford at a meeting at the İncirlik Air Base. The plan suggested in general that the Free Syrian Army and local Arab components within the Syrian Democratic Forces and Roj Peshmarga units could conduct a joint operation with intense air support from Turkey and the U.S., as well as the Turkish and American special forces. 

As long as it is not rejected, the Raqqa plan of Ankara is on the table, but Turkey's option looks weak. The U.S. has been investing in the YPG for three years in joint operation and training. In the past year, it started giving it heavy weapons. 

The Pentagon indicated its intentions on Raqqa by showing its flag in Manbij. The U.S., which prevented a Manbij operation against the YPG, created major difficulties during the al-Bab operation while it was cleared of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). 

Despite all...